Superman did well at the box office, and has moviegoers hyped for upcoming DC movies. Now that his movie is out, Gunn has been able to speak freely about it contents. Over on threads the filmmaker spoke about a small but memorable character: Mr. Handsome aka the creature that drove Lex around his pocket universe. He explained its origins, offering:

David Corenswet's Superman may be the star of James Gunn's Superman, but he's not the writer-director's favorite character. Instead, that honor falls upon the alien-like creature, Mr. Handsome, who was shown controlling the hovercraft used inside Lex Luthor's artificial pocket universe.

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